Delfine Persoon Record & Stats
14 years and 5 months into her professional boxing career, Delfine Persoon has fought 51 times with 47 wins, 3 losses, and 1 no-contest. As of March 2023, Persoon's boxing record stands at 47-3 (19 KO wins, 1 KO loss).
- Born
- Jan 14, 1985
- Age
- 38
- Debut
- May 23, 2008
- Record
- 47-3
- Rounds
- 341
- KOs
- 19 (38%)
- Height
- 175 cm
- Reach
- 175 cm
- Ape Index
- 0 cm
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
| WBC | IBF |
|---|---|
| LT w1 d9 | LT w1 d0 |
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Delfine Persoon is a Belgian professional boxer. She was born in Hooglede, West Flanders, Belgium on January 14, 1985. Persoon made her professional boxing debut at the age of 23 on May 23, 2008. She is a lightweight world champion. Persoon is 38 years old, she will turn 39 in 9 months and 14 days.
Boxing Record
| Total Fights | 51 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 47 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No-Contests | 1 |
| KO Wins | 19 |
|---|---|
| Total Title Wins | 2 |
| Title Defenses | 9 |
| Title-Fight KO Wins | 5 |
| Losses via KO | 1 |
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Nov 13, 2022 | 37 | Ikram Kerwat | NC | NC |
| 50 | May 21, 2022 | 37 | Elhem Mekhaled | Win | UD |
| 49 | Nov 1, 2021 | 36 | Beatriz Aguilar | Win | RTD4 |
| 48 | Jul 3, 2021 | 36 | Elena Gradinar | Win | UD |
| 47 | Aug 22, 2020 | 35 | Katie Taylor | Loss | UD |
| 46 | Nov 11, 2019 | 34 | Helen Joseph | Win | UD |
| 45 | Jun 1, 2019 | 34 | Katie Taylor | Loss | MD |
| 44 | Mar 9, 2019 | 34 | Melissa St. Vil | Win | RTD7 |
| 43 | Dec 8, 2018 | 33 | Judy Waguthii | Win | TKO10 |
| 42 | Jun 9, 2018 | 33 | Natalia del Valle Aguirre | Win | UD |
| 41 | Jan 20, 2018 | 33 | Monica Gentili | Win | UD |
| 40 | Nov 11, 2017 | 32 | Myriam Dellal | Win | UD |
| 39 | Dec 25, 2016 | 31 | Everline Odero | Win | DQ |
| 38 | Nov 11, 2016 | 31 | Ruth Stephanie Aquino | Win | DQ |
| 37 | Jun 4, 2016 | 31 | Christina Linardatou | Win | UD |
| 36 | Nov 11, 2015 | 30 | Maïva Hamadouche | Win | UD |
| 35 | Sep 26, 2015 | 30 | Jane Kavulani | Win | UD |
| 34 | Apr 25, 2015 | 30 | Nicole Boss | Win | TKO9 |
| 33 | Feb 28, 2015 | 30 | Florence Muthoni | Win | TKO8 |
| 32 | Nov 11, 2014 | 29 | Diana Prazak | Win | TKO9 |
| 31 | Sep 27, 2014 | 29 | Judy Waguthii | Win | UD |
| 30 | Apr 20, 2014 | 29 | Érica Farías | Win | UD |
| 29 | Dec 13, 2013 | 28 | Lucia Morelli | Win | TKO10 |
| 28 | Nov 11, 2013 | 28 | Eva Bajic | Win | TKO3 |
| 27 | Oct 4, 2013 | 28 | Irma Balijagic Adler | Win | UD |
| 26 | Aug 23, 2013 | 28 | Galina Gumliiska | Win | TKO2 |
| 25 | Mar 29, 2013 | 28 | Kremena Petkova | Win | KO2 |
| 24 | Feb 23, 2013 | 28 | Fatuma Zarika | Win | UD |
| 23 | Jan 12, 2013 | 27 | Anita Torti | Win | UD |
| 22 | Nov 1, 2012 | 27 | Marianna Gulyas | Win | KO3 |
| 21 | Sep 21, 2012 | 27 | Erin McGowan | Win | TKO7 |
| 20 | Jun 29, 2012 | 27 | Valija Lasmanovica | Win | TKO3 |
| 19 | Apr 27, 2012 | 27 | Loli Munoz | Win | UD |
| 18 | Feb 25, 2012 | 27 | Lucia Morelli | Win | TKO5 |
| 17 | Nov 1, 2011 | 26 | Myriam Dellal | Win | UD |
| 16 | Sep 30, 2011 | 26 | Angel McKenzie | Win | UD |
| 15 | Jun 24, 2011 | 26 | Milena Koleva | Win | UD |
| 14 | Apr 1, 2011 | 26 | Floarea Lihet | Win | UD |
| 13 | Mar 5, 2011 | 26 | Nicole Boss | Win | UD |
| 12 | Dec 25, 2010 | 25 | Daniela David | Win | RTD3 |
| 11 | Dec 10, 2010 | 25 | Mirabela Calugareanu | Win | KO2 |
| 10 | Nov 1, 2010 | 25 | Zelda Tekin | Loss | TKO4 |
| 9 | Oct 9, 2010 | 25 | Zelda Tekin | Win | DQ |
| 8 | Sep 11, 2010 | 25 | Kristine Shergold | Win | UD |
| 7 | May 24, 2010 | 25 | Nicky Mutsaert | Win | KO2 |
| 6 | Apr 30, 2010 | 25 | Arlene de Freitas | Win | UD |
| 5 | Mar 6, 2010 | 25 | Julie Robert | Win | UD |
| 4 | Dec 5, 2009 | 24 | Arlene de Freitas | Win | UD |
| 3 | Nov 21, 2009 | 24 | Mariska Mulder | Win | TKO2 |
| 2 | Oct 4, 2009 | 24 | Renáta Szebelédi | Win | UD |
| 1 | May 23, 2008 | 23 | Jana Latova | Win | KO2 |
Titles
Delfine Persoon is a lightweight world champion. She has held two world titles at the lightweight weight division, one of which was a vacant title win, the other was a lineal championship win.
| Weight Division | World Titles Held |
|---|---|
| Lightweight | WBC, IBF |
Statistics
Career Summary
Delfine Persoon made her professional boxing debut against Jana Latova at the age of 23 on May 23, 2008, defeating Latova via 2nd round KO. She went on to win 8 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 2 wins via stoppage.
Persoon had her first world title fight at the age of 27 on September 21, 2012 after 20 professional fights, against Erin McGowan for the lightweight IBF (vacant) title. She defeated McGowan via 7th round TKO to become the lightweight champion of the world.
Persoon has won two world titles at lightweight. For all the details about Persoon's world title wins and defenses refer to "Delfine Persoon World Titles".
Some of Persoon's best fights and notable victories include wins over Melissa St. Vil, Diana Prazak, Beatriz Aguilar, Galina Gumliiska, Eva Bajic, Florence Muthoni, and Kremena Petkova.
Delfine Persoon has had a total of three losses in her professional boxing career so far — two of them in title bouts and one in a non-title bout. She suffered her first loss against Zelda Tekin via 4th round TKO on November 1, 2010. She has been stopped once and lost two times via decision. For more details about these defeats, refer to "All of Delfine Persoon's losses".
Her most recent fight was a non-title bout against German boxer Ikram Kerwat on November 13, 2022. The fight ended in a 1 round no-contest. It's been 4 months and 18 days since this fight.
Persoon's professional boxing record is currently at 47-3, which includes 19 knockout wins and one loss via knockout, and two title wins. She is on a three-fight winning streak.
Career Highlights
Delfine Persoon has fought a total of 51 times till today. These two fights are the highlight of her career.
September 21, 2012: Persoon wins her first world title by defeating Erin McGowan via 7th round TKO. She is now the IBF lightweight world champion.
November 11, 2014: Persoon successfully defends the WBC lightweight title against Diana Prazak, winning the fight via 9th round TKO.
Delfine Persoon Fights
A 37-year old Delfine Persoon (47-3, 19 KO) fought German boxer Ikram Kerwat, who was 38 years old with a record of 11-3. Kerwat was on a one-fight win streak with 5 KO wins. Persoon was the taller of the two by 5 cms but Kerwat had a 3 cm reach advantage over Persoon.
The fight ended in a no-contest.
A 37-year old Delfine Persoon (46-3, 19 KO) fought an undefeated French boxer Elhem Mekhaled, who was 31 years old with a record of 15-0. Mekhaled was on a 15-fight win streak with 3 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 2 cm reach advantage over Persoon.
Persoon defeated Mekhaled via 10 round unanimous decision. She handed Mekhaled the first loss of her career, and put an end to Mekhaled's 15-fight win streak.
In their 2nd fight, a 35-year old Delfine Persoon (44-2, 18 KO) faced an undefeated Katie Taylor again, who was now 34 years old with a record of 15-0 in an undisputed lightweight championship bout. Taylor was on a 15-fight win streak with 6 KO wins. Persoon was the taller of the two by 10 cms and also had a 10 cm reach advantage.
Persoon lost to Taylor via 10 round unanimous decision.
A 34-year old Delfine Persoon (43-1, 18 KO) faced an undefeated Irish boxer Katie Taylor for the first time, who was 32 years old with a record of 13-0 in an undisputed lightweight championship bout. Taylor was on a 13-fight win streak with 6 KO wins. Persoon was the taller of the two by 10 cms and also had a 10 cm reach advantage.
Persoon lost to Taylor via 10 round majority decision and lost the WBC lightweight title.
A 31-year old Delfine Persoon (35-1, 16 KO) faced an undefeated Dominican boxer Christina Linardatou, who was 28 years old with a record of 8-0 in a lightweight title defense fight. Linardatou was on a eight-fight win streak with 5 KO wins. Persoon was the taller of the two by 12 cms and also had a 12 cm reach advantage.
Persoon defeated Linardatou via 10 round unanimous decision to retain the WBC lightweight title. She handed Linardatou the first loss of her career, and put an end to Linardatou's 8-fight win streak.
A 30-year old Delfine Persoon (34-1, 16 KO) faced an undefeated French boxer Maïva Hamadouche, who was 26 years old with a record of 9-0 in a lightweight title defense fight. Hamadouche was on a nine-fight win streak with 8 KO wins. Persoon was the taller of the two by 12 cms and also had a 13 cm reach advantage.
Persoon defeated Hamadouche via 10 round unanimous decision to retain the WBC lightweight title. She handed Hamadouche the first loss of her career, and put an end to Hamadouche's 9-fight win streak.
A 29-year old Delfine Persoon (30-1, 13 KO) faced Australian boxer Diana Prazak, who was 35 years old with a record of 13-2 in a lightweight title defense fight. Prazak was on a two-fight win streak with 9 KO wins. Persoon was the taller of the two by 10 cms and also had a 10 cm reach advantage.
Persoon defeated Prazak via 9th round TKO to retain the WBC lightweight title.
FAQs
How many KOs does Delfine Persoon have on her record?
Persoon has knocked out 19 of his 51 opponents so far. Her KO ratio currently stands at 38%. Of her total 47 wins, 19 of them have been via KO (40.4%).
Who did Delfine Persoon lose to?
Persoon has three losses. Katie Taylor and Zelda Tekin are the two boxers who have beaten Persoon.